Horrors!I sure wouldn't use anything like Engelmann or rosewood on a guitar like that! It would never stop ringing...You will need a rather thick top and notice the saddle is almost flat to the bridge top. That suggests an "out of whack" neck/bowed top. There is no break angle to speak of and it looks like the 18th and some of the rest of that course probably rattle more than make a note...Hope you got fat fingers!

You could reduce the number of pins. People successfully make bridges with 2 strings per pin - 6 pins for a 12 string. 3 strings in a hole would probably be pushing it, but you could definitely get away with the 2 thinner octave strings sharing the same hole. That would reduce weight, clutter, complexity.

I would be concerned that 18 holes in the top and bridge plate means they are becoming a lot like swiss cheese - floppy and crack-prone. Combine that with the increased string tension and you have a recipe for an unstable soundboard. This might be why that one has developed bad geometry and needed the saddle lowered by such a drastic amount. Yes - and definitely not cedar for the top. This thing needs the stiffest spruce that you can find.

I think a few of you might be missing my satire. lol I saw this bridge and was like seriously? I typically build Ukuleles and elec guitars. This bridge made me think what a nightmare

Actually right now as we speak, er write, there is a guy at an electric guitar forum who wants to build an 18 string - 6 courses of 3 strings - baritone electric with a really really weird tuning. He claims he has a "luthier" helping him, I told him he is going to need a lot of help. Since you are an electric builder maybe you'd like to chime in.

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